kps33
look for? look up?
1)Look for it in the dictionary.
2)Look it up in the dictionary.
My book says that "look for" is for an object or a person. Is the first one wrong?
Thank you in advance =D
2015年4月5日 03:57
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I think "look it up" is more natural in this case, but both work.
If you did not know for sure is something is an actual word, the first sentence is better. Is caloriduct a real word? I don't know. Let me look for it in the dictionary.
What is the meaning of the word rapport? I'll look it up in the dictionary.
2015年4月5日
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They are both correct.
The first one is more generic e.g. 'I have lost my book. I will look for it in my house'
The second one however, is a phrasal verb, which means 'to locate in a list or index'
2015年4月5日
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